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Noah Feldman: Roy Moore's future is an ugly fight in the Senate

Between 1901 and 1907, the Senate considered the expulsion of Utah Republican Reed Smoot, who was an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The actual hearings lasted four years.

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a church revival, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, in Jackson, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Fasten your seatbelts. If all the relevant actors are guided primarily by their political self-interest, Roy Moore is headed for the U.S. Senate. And if that happens, we are in for a major national fight about expelling him from his seat, which could function as a partial preview of an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.